| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Jones (fresh) SG - Dallas Garvin (fresh) SF - David Oliver (fresh) PF - Steve Perry (fresh) C - Marvin Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Patton (fresh) SG - James Llewellyn (fresh) SF - Robert Desilva (fresh) PF - Ed Rogers (fresh) C - Sidney Foy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Sidney Foy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | VCU | Sidney Foy scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jason Patton and he's fouled by Marvin Ross - foul #1 on Marvin Ross, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | VCU | Sidney Foy makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | New Orleans | David Oliver clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Patton - foul #1 on Jason Patton, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | New Orleans | David Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:24 | New Orleans | David Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | VCU | Sidney Foy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Marvin Ross - foul #2 on Marvin Ross, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Zwolski (C) Marvin Ross | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 19:13 | VCU | Sidney Foy makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:13 | VCU | Sidney Foy makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 19:01 | New Orleans | David Oliver misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-5 |
| 19:00 | VCU | Sidney Foy grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:54 | VCU | Sidney Foy misses long on a runner from close range | 2-5 |
| 18:52 | New Orleans | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | New Orleans | John Jones's floater is knocked away by Ed Rogers | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | VCU | James Llewellyn snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | VCU | James Llewellyn is hacked by Dallas Garvin - foul #1 on Dallas Garvin, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | VCU | James Llewellyn banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Robert Desilva | 2-7 |
| 17:42 | New Orleans | Dallas Garvin connects on the jumper in the paint | 4-7 |
| 17:39 | VCU | Jason Patton is fouled in the backcourt by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Sinclair (PG) John Jones | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), William Krieger (SG), Paul Martineau (SF), Lester Gravatt (PF), Lewis Nichols (C) Jason Patton, James Llewellyn, Robert Desilva, Ed Rogers, Sidney Foy | |
| 17:29 | VCU | Dallas Garvin picks off the pass by Eugene Hedberg | 4-7 |
| 17:08 | New Orleans | Dallas Garvin is fouled on the floor by William Krieger - foul #1 on William Krieger, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lloyd Scott (SG), Marvin Pullin (SF), Warren Applegate (PF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Dallas Garvin, David Oliver, Steve Perry, Jerry Zwolski | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:59 | New Orleans | Dikembe Abeyta slams it home on a nice dish by Andrew Sinclair and he's hacked by Lester Gravatt - foul #1 on Lester Gravatt, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 16:59 | New Orleans | Dikembe Abeyta makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:40 | VCU | Lester Gravatt is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 16:39 | New Orleans | Warren Applegate grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:33 | New Orleans | Marvin Pullin buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Sinclair | 10-7 |
| 16:14 | VCU | Paul Martineau misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 10-7 |
| 16:13 | VCU | Lester Gravatt tips it home | 10-9 |
| 15:53 | New Orleans | Andrew Sinclair buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marvin Pullin | 12-9 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Andrew Sinclair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Scott (fresh) SF - Marvin Pullin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 3 pts. C - Warren Applegate (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Hedberg (fairly fresh) SG - William Krieger (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Martineau (fairly fresh) PF - Lester Gravatt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lewis Nichols (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | VCU | Paul Martineau throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Jones (PG), Dallas Garvin (SG), David Oliver (SF), Steve Perry (PF) Andrew Sinclair, Lloyd Scott, Marvin Pullin, Warren Applegate | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG), Louis Malone (SG), Robert Desilva (SF), Ken Bentley (PF), Sidney Foy (C) Eugene Hedberg, William Krieger, Paul Martineau, Lester Gravatt, Lewis Nichols | |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Dallas Garvin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 15:38 | VCU | Ken Bentley pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 15:18 | VCU | Sidney Foy is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jason Patton | 12-11 |
| 14:59 | New Orleans | John Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-11 |
| 14:57 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ken Bentley | 12-11 |
| 14:52 | VCU | Louis Malone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 14:50 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Steve Perry | 12-11 |
| 14:37 | New Orleans | John Jones connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dallas Garvin | 14-11 |
| 14:33 | VCU | Robert Desilva's pass is intercepted by John Jones in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 14:18 | New Orleans | Dikembe Abeyta misses long on a runner near the basket | 14-11 |
| 14:17 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Dallas Garvin | 14-11 |
| 14:04 | New Orleans | Dallas Garvin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 14:03 | New Orleans | Dikembe Abeyta snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 13:46 | New Orleans | Dallas Garvin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 14-11 |
| 13:44 | VCU | The rebound goes to Robert Desilva | 14-11 |
| 13:39 | VCU | Ken Bentley loses the ball out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Sinclair (PG), Lloyd Scott (SG), Marvin Pullin (SF), Jerry Zwolski (PF), Warren Applegate (C) John Jones, Dallas Garvin, David Oliver, Steve Perry, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), James Llewellyn (SG), William Krieger (SF), Ed Rogers (PF), Lester Gravatt (C) Jason Patton, Louis Malone, Robert Desilva, Ken Bentley, Sidney Foy | |
| 13:22 | New Orleans | Lloyd Scott makes the jumper from the left block set up by Warren Applegate | 16-11 |
| 12:57 | VCU | Ed Rogers drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Krieger | 16-14 |
| 12:39 | New Orleans | Lloyd Scott connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Sinclair | 19-14 |
| 12:19 | VCU | Lester Gravatt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 12:18 | VCU | Ed Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 12:05 | VCU | Ed Rogers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-14 |
| 12:03 | New Orleans | Warren Applegate gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 11:47 | New Orleans | Warren Applegate knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 22-14 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Andrew Sinclair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Pullin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Zwolski (fairly fresh) C - Warren Applegate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Hedberg (fairly fresh) SG - James Llewellyn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Krieger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ed Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lester Gravatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | VCU | Eugene Hedberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Jones (PG), Dallas Garvin (SG), Mark Mack (SF), Steve Perry (PF) Andrew Sinclair, Lloyd Scott, Marvin Pullin, Warren Applegate | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG), Robert Desilva (SF), Lewis Nichols (PF), Sidney Foy (C) Eugene Hedberg, William Krieger, Ed Rogers, Lester Gravatt | |
| 11:22 | New Orleans | Sidney Foy steals the ball from Steve Perry | 22-14 |
| 11:18 | VCU | Jason Patton is hacked by John Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Oliver (SF) John Jones | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis Malone (SG) James Llewellyn | |
| 11:06 | VCU | Jason Patton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 10:46 | New Orleans | Jerry Zwolski clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-17 |
| 10:44 | VCU | Louis Malone pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 10:24 | VCU | Sidney Foy misses long on a floater from the right side | 22-17 |
| 10:23 | New Orleans | Steve Perry gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 10:10 | New Orleans | Dallas Garvin knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Oliver | 25-17 |
| 10:02 | VCU | Sidney Foy scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Desilva | 25-19 |
| 09:49 | New Orleans | Jerry Zwolski clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 25-19 |
| 09:47 | New Orleans | Jerry Zwolski snags the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 09:31 | New Orleans | Sidney Foy swats the layup by David Oliver | 25-19 |
| 09:30 | New Orleans | Mark Mack grabs the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 09:12 | New Orleans | Dallas Garvin is hacked by Louis Malone - foul #1 on Louis Malone, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Sinclair (PG), Lloyd Scott (SG), Marvin Pullin (SF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Mark Mack, Dallas Garvin, David Oliver, Jerry Zwolski | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), James Llewellyn (SG), William Krieger (SF), Ed Rogers (PF), Lester Gravatt (C) Jason Patton, Louis Malone, Robert Desilva, Lewis Nichols, Sidney Foy | |
| 08:52 | New Orleans | Lloyd Scott can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Krieger - foul #2 on William Krieger, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | VCU | Paul Martineau (SF) William Krieger | |
| 08:52 | New Orleans | Lloyd Scott misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:52 | New Orleans | Lloyd Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:29 | VCU | Lester Gravatt makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Martineau | 26-22 |
| 08:14 | New Orleans | Eugene Hedberg steps in front of the Steve Perry pass | 26-22 |
| 08:10 | VCU | Ed Rogers loses the dribble to Andrew Sinclair in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| 08:08 | New Orleans | Andrew Sinclair hits the finger roll | 28-22 |
| 07:52 | VCU | Lester Gravatt comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-22 |
| 07:50 | VCU | James Llewellyn grabs the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 07:39 | VCU | James Llewellyn makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Eugene Hedberg | 28-24 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Lloyd Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Sinclair (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Pullin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Perry (tiring) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abeyta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Hedberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Llewellyn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Martineau (fresh) PF - Ed Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lester Gravatt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:27 | New Orleans | Marvin Pullin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-24 |
| 07:26 | VCU | Ed Rogers grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 07:13 | VCU | Lester Gravatt's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Abeyta | 28-24 |
| 07:12 | VCU | Lester Gravatt grabs the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 06:53 | VCU | James Llewellyn misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 06:52 | New Orleans | Dikembe Abeyta gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 06:46 | New Orleans | Dikembe Abeyta loses the dribble to Paul Martineau | 28-24 |
| 06:41 | VCU | James Llewellyn's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abeyta in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 06:24 | New Orleans | Steve Perry misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ed Rogers - foul #1 on Ed Rogers, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Mack (PG), Dallas Garvin (SG), David Oliver (SF), Jerry Zwolski (C) Lloyd Scott, Andrew Sinclair, Marvin Pullin, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG), Robert Desilva (SF), Lewis Nichols (PF), Sidney Foy (C) Eugene Hedberg, Paul Martineau, Ed Rogers, Lester Gravatt | |
| 06:24 | New Orleans | Steve Perry makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:24 | New Orleans | Steve Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:04 | VCU | Robert Desilva misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 06:02 | New Orleans | Mark Mack gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:43 | New Orleans | Dallas Garvin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 05:42 | VCU | Robert Desilva grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:17 | VCU | Sidney Foy buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Desilva | 30-26 |
| 04:57 | New Orleans | Dallas Garvin drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Mack and he's fouled by Robert Desilva - foul #1 on Robert Desilva, team foul #7 | 32-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Warren Applegate (PF) Steve Perry | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis Malone (SG), Ken Bentley (PF) James Llewellyn, Lewis Nichols | |
| 04:57 | New Orleans | Dallas Garvin makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:30 | VCU | Ken Bentley's pass is intercepted by Warren Applegate | 33-26 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | Warren Applegate can't finish the layup | 33-26 |
| 04:07 | VCU | Robert Desilva snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 04:00 | VCU | Jason Patton is hacked by Mark Mack in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Mack, team foul #6 | 33-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Jones (PG), Andrew Sinclair (SG), Marvin Ross (C) Mark Mack, Dallas Garvin, Jerry Zwolski | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), William Krieger (SF), Lester Gravatt (PF) Jason Patton, Robert Desilva, Sidney Foy | |
| 03:47 | VCU | William Krieger misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-26 |
| 03:45 | New Orleans | Marvin Ross snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 03:29 | New Orleans | David Oliver comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-26 |
| 03:27 | New Orleans | David Oliver tips it in | 35-26 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Sinclair (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Oliver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Warren Applegate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Hedberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Malone (fresh) SF - William Krieger (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lester Gravatt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Bentley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | VCU | Eugene Hedberg's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Marvin Ross | 35-26 |
| 03:21 | VCU | Louis Malone snags the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 03:07 | VCU | Ken Bentley can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 03:05 | New Orleans | Marvin Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:53 | New Orleans | Lester Gravatt picks off the pass by Warren Applegate | 35-26 |
| 02:51 | VCU | William Krieger is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Sinclair - foul #1 on Andrew Sinclair, team foul #7 | 35-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dallas Garvin (SG), Marvin Pullin (SF), Dikembe Abeyta (PF) Andrew Sinclair, David Oliver, Warren Applegate | |
| Subs | VCU | Paul Martineau (SF), Ed Rogers (PF) Louis Malone, Ken Bentley | |
| 02:51 | VCU | William Krieger misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:51 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Marvin Pullin | 35-26 |
| 02:28 | New Orleans | John Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Krieger - foul #3 on William Krieger, team foul #8 | 35-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG), James Llewellyn (SG), Robert Desilva (SF), Sidney Foy (C) William Krieger, Eugene Hedberg, Paul Martineau, Lester Gravatt | |
| 02:28 | New Orleans | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:28 | New Orleans | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:28 | VCU | The rebound goes to Sidney Foy | 35-26 |
| 02:26 | VCU | Robert Desilva is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Pullin - foul #1 on Marvin Pullin, team foul #8 | 35-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lloyd Scott (PG) John Jones | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:26 | VCU | Robert Desilva makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:26 | VCU | Robert Desilva makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:14 | New Orleans | Dikembe Abeyta is fouled on the floor by Ed Rogers - foul #2 on Ed Rogers, team foul #9 | 35-28 |
| 02:14 | New Orleans | Dikembe Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:14 | New Orleans | Dikembe Abeyta misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:14 | VCU | The rebound goes to Sidney Foy | 36-28 |
| 01:57 | VCU | Robert Desilva is hacked by Marvin Pullin - foul #2 on Marvin Pullin, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Sinclair (PG), Steve Perry (PF) Lloyd Scott, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:57 | VCU | Robert Desilva misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:57 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Dallas Garvin | 36-28 |
| 01:32 | New Orleans | Sidney Foy steals it from Marvin Pullin | 36-28 |
| 01:15 | VCU | Sidney Foy drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Llewellyn | 36-31 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | Dallas Garvin connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steve Perry | 39-31 |
| 01:03 | VCU | James Llewellyn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Jones (PG), Lloyd Scott (SG), Mark Mack (SF) Andrew Sinclair, Dallas Garvin, Marvin Pullin | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), Louis Malone (SG), Paul Martineau (SF), Lester Gravatt (PF), Lewis Nichols (C) Jason Patton, James Llewellyn, Robert Desilva, Ed Rogers, Sidney Foy | |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | The jumper by Marvin Ross is denied by Lewis Nichols | 39-31 |
| 00:40 | New Orleans | John Jones tips it but misses | 39-31 |
| 00:38 | VCU | Lewis Nichols snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 00:32 | VCU | Lester Gravatt misses badly on a shot from the left block | 39-31 |
| 00:30 | VCU | Lester Gravatt grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 00:03 | VCU | Lewis Nichols misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | Lloyd Scott gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Lloyd Scott misses short on a fullcourt shot | 39-31 |